The CBA League will officially open a fierce playoff competition tomorrow, after the decision of this season's championship, the core of each team does not have much respite, they will immediately go to the Chinese men's basketball team to meet, followed by the Chinese men's basketball team is the World Cup qualifiers and the Asian Cup, the two world series. And in September this year, there is also the Hangzhou Asian Games held at the doorstep.
In recent times, Yao Ming, chairman of the Basketball Association, can be said to have made big moves, and the National Team Construction Committee was established at the end of 2021, and the Basketball Association announced the establishment of a national team talent pool at the beginning of this month to fully escort the Chinese men's basketball team to impact the Paris Olympic Games. On the afternoon of March 30, according to the well-known basketball reporter Song Xiang, Wang Xidong, who is currently the head coach of the Nanjing Tongxi men's basketball youth team, will participate in the head coach competition of the second team of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Even veteran Chinese men's basketball fans are very unfamiliar with the name Wang Xidong, in fact, Wang Xidong used to be a fierce player in the CBA, and he still holds an unbreakable record in the league. During the player period, Wang Xidong was not a professional basketball player, he has been studying at the Sports Academy, because of his outstanding skills, he was named "Sports Academy Flyer", after graduating from college, Wang Xidong was signed by Beijing Aoshen, becoming the first college student player in the history of the CBA.
After retiring as a coach, Wang Xidong's achievements are also very brilliant, he once led Chongqing Aolong to the CBA in 2014 (Chongqing Aolong is the predecessor of the current Beijing Beikong men's basketball team), and has been the head coach of Beijing Beikong since then, but in 2017, Beijing Control suddenly announced that Wang Xidong was dismissed. Soon Wang Xidong flew to Spain and began to learn advanced European basketball concepts, and after returning to China, Wang Xidong was appointed as the assistant coach of the National Olympic Men's Basketball Team.
In recent years, Wang Xidong has served as an assistant coach and national youth coach in the National Olympic Games, and Wang Xidong is currently in charge of the youth team in Nanjing Tongxi. Now fans are more familiar with Yu Jiahao, Zeng Fanbo and other talented players have been guided by Wang Xidong. This year, the Basketball Association decided to create a Chinese men's basketball second team, and unlike the previous Chinese men's basketball red and blue teams, the current men's basketball second team does not intend to attract active national players, and will mainly absorb talented players aged 18 to 23.
In terms of selecting the coach for the men's basketball second team, Yao Ming and the basketball association took pains, and Yao Ming even set up three very strict iron rules! First, Yao Ming asked the head coach of the second team not to be more than 50 years old, only in this way can we ensure that there is sufficient energy. Second, Yao Ming requires that he must be a full-time coach, that is to say, after serving as the coach of the men's basketball team, he cannot serve in the club, only in this way can he concentrate on the work of the men's basketball team. Third, he must also have a certain coaching experience, and Wang Xidong is very much in line with Yao Ming's requirements in terms of age and seniority.
Wang Xidong is just 45 years old, has a seniority in the CBA as a head coach, and has also studied in Europe, and Wang Xidong has been rooted in the National Youth Olympic Games for many years and knows very well how to build and cultivate young players. According to the schedule of the Basketball Association, today's coach registration will be closed, and after the on-site defense of the coach in early April, there will be results soon, and I believe that Wang Xidong is very hopeful to get the coaching qualification of the second team of the Chinese men's basketball team.
The genuine national men's basketball team can only have about 14 players selected at a time, which also makes Guo Haowen, Li Tianrong, Yu Jiahao, Zeng Fanbo and other talented players have no opportunity to play for the national team, and now the Chinese men's basketball team has established a second team, young talents such as Li Tianrong and Yu Jiahao will soon get the opportunity, they have the hope of wearing the national team jersey and participating in some important international competitions, which is of great help to the Chinese men's basketball team to cultivate and explore talents, and here also praises Yao Ming's good intentions.